Iran Signs Deal on Clearing Waterway

During a visit to Basra, the Iranian Transport Minister, Abbas Akhwandi, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Governor of Basra, Majid al-Nasrawi, to lift sunken ships in the Shaat al-Arab waterway.

According to a report from AIN, the two also laid the corner stone for a railway project linking Basra with Khuzestan in Iran.